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Shadow of the Rock - Couverture souple

McIntire, Eileen Haavik

 
9780983404903: Shadow of the Rock
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0983404909 ISBN 13 : 9780983404903
Editeur : Amanita Books, 2011

Synopsis

"A riveting story of time and humanity, highly recommended (Midwest Book Review), "A bold adventure....Chapters move quickly in a mixture of danger, excitement, and pure enjoyment..." (Foreword Online Reviews). Two women, two hundred years apart, seek their past and their future on journeys that will link the old world with the new and change the map of Florida.

Setting sail for America in 1781, Rachel Levy and her father Moses are captured by Barbary pirates and brought to Morocco for sale. The loathsome vizier forces Moses into slavery as his assistant and compels Rachel to choose between himself and the king's harem. Without money or resources, Rachel and Moses must use their wits to find a way to freedom.

Two hundred years later, Sara Miller's sweet, loving, apron-wearing grandmother Ruth is killed, and Sara discovers Ruth's buried past, long hidden by the terror of the Holocaust. Ruth's bequest sends Sara on a journey that will uncover Ruth's mystery and the link to their ancestor, Rachel Levy.

Sara's travels follow the author's search for the truth behind Rachel's story, often cited in Florida history books. The story is considered a fabrication, but what is true is that Rachel's son, Moses E. Levy, and her grandson, David Levy Yulee. changed Florida's future. David Yulee fought for Florida's statehood and became one of Florida's first senators and the first Jewish senator in Congress.

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À propos de l'auteur

Eileen writes the 90s Club mystery series featuring the 90-year-olds at Whisperwood Retirement Village as well as an historical mystery series. She is past-president of the Maryland Writers' Association and enthusiastic member of Sisters in Crime. She travels for research and has ridden a camel in the Moroccan Sahara, fished for piranhas in the Amazon, sailed in a felucca on the Nile, and lived on a motorsailer for three years.

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Éditeur
Amanita Books
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0983404909
ISBN 13 
9780983404903
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
290
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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